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Resh

35 I have seen a ruthless scoundrel,
    spreading out like a green cedar.(A)
36 When I passed by again, he was gone;
    though I searched, he could not be found.

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35 I have seen the wicked oppressing,
    and towering like a cedar of Lebanon.[a]
36 Again I[b] passed by, and they were no more;
    though I sought them, they could not be found.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 37:35 Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. Psalm 37:36 Gk Syr Jerome: Heb he

35 I myself have seen wicked powerful people,
    exalting themselves like a stately cedar.[a]
36 But when I[b] came back, they were gone!
    I looked all over for them,
    but they couldn’t be found!

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 37:35 LXX
  2. Psalm 37:36 LXX, Syr, Vulg

35 I have (A)seen a wicked, violent person
Spreading himself like a (B)luxuriant [a]tree in its native soil.
36 Then he passed away, and behold, he (C)was no more;
I searched for him, but he could not be found.

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  1. Psalm 37:35 Lit native; Heb obscure

35 I have seen a wicked and ruthless man
    flourishing(A) like a luxuriant native tree,
36 but he soon passed away and was no more;
    though I looked for him, he could not be found.(B)

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